Firmware

RELEASED 17/01/11
What's new in this update?
1. A new "Solar Track Mode" function is added in the UTILITY menu. Please refer to the firmware release note.
2. Optimize the procedure of restoring from Parking.
3. Fix minor bugs.

Notes: RELEASED 16/4/21
1. This SynScan hand controller firmware is released with multi-language mode, including English and 12 other languages. Please read the included firmware release note.
2. Add a Daytime Alignment function, which includes selecting the sun as the alignment star for daytime one-star alignment and solar tracking.
3. Update the firmware to implement new SynScan(tm) Serial Communication Protocol v3.3.
4. Fixed minor issues and bugs known in the previous firmware.
Acknowledgement:
Our appreciation to Chris Rowland and Rumen Bogdanovski for their helping in the firmware testing and providing sugguestions in firmware release; and thanks to our global dealers for helping in language translations.

Changes made in Star Adventurer motor controller firmware version 3.06:
1. Change the swing angle to 180 degree in Mode "2X", "6X" and "12X".
2. Chnage the start point of swing to boundary of swing range instead of center of the swing range.

RELEASED 16/12/2
What's new in this update?
1. A new "Solar Track Mode" function is added in the UTILITY menu. Please refer to the firmware release note.
2. Optimize the procedure of restoring from Parking.
3. Fix minor bugs.

There has been minor changes made to the firmware update procedures. Make sure that you read this important information before updating the firmware. Should this information be inconsistent with the instruction manual you receive with the product, please follow the steps in this file instead. (October 25, 2007)

1. Modified the picture number of each layer (row) in wide-angle Easy Pano Mode to keep the same for each layer.
2. Add backlash compensation in both Video Coursing and Time Lapse Modes to eliminate backlash lagging at beginning of slewing.
3. Fix bugs in the star alignment that the mount will start fast slewing when the star alingment is finished. It usuallly happened in southern hemisphere.